Bond was set at $550,000 for a Westwego man accused of sexually assaulting and holding hostage a woman who bit his genitals in an effort to escape him.

John Patton, 54, appeared Wednesday morning (Sept. 12) before Jefferson Parish Magistrate Commissioner Patricia Joyce who also issued an 18-month stay-away order barring Patton from contact with the 50-year-old victim in the case.

Westwego police arrested Patton Saturday (Sept. 8) and booked him with second-degree rape, aggravated sexual battery and false imprisonment while armed with a dangerous weapon, according to Lt. Eric Orlando, spokesman for the department.

The victim told investigators she met Patton through the internet dating app "Plenty of Fish." Patton invited her to his home in the 1300 block of Central Avenue in Westwego Friday evening, Orlando said.

But Patton, instead, put a hand over the victim's mouth, pulled her into a bedroom and implied he wanted sex, according to Orlando. The woman told police she agreed because she was afraid and begged Patton not to hurt her.

When Patton was "unable to perform," he asked for oral sex, Orlando said. The victim bit Patton's genitals and ran from the bedroom, leaving her clothes and other property behind.

But she couldn't escape the house because all of the locked doors could only be opened with a key. Patton followed the woman out of the bedroom and grabbed a knife, which she snatched away, injuring her hands, Orlando said.

The woman backed into a corner and grabbed a coffee table which she used to deflect blows from Patton, who had grabbed a second knife, authorities said. The two remained in a standoff for several hours until Patton agreed to retrieve her belongings and let her leave around 9 a.m. Saturday, Orlando said.

The woman immediately called police, who got no answer when they knocked at Patton's front door. For seven hours, he refused to answer telephone calls or make contact with authorities outside of his house, Orlando said.

Police took Patton into custody after officers deployed a gas canister into his home. He was being held Wednesday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center.